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Title: WikiScanner
Post by: beo on Wednesday, August 15, 2007, 03:06:51 PM
http://wikiscanner.virgil.gr/
an interesting tool that scans IP ranges of page edits in wikipedia and shows where they came from. there are some rather dubious edits made by government organizations, news channels and various companies. i think it's interesting to see how certain groups try and control information to their advantage.

wired have a toplist of some of the best here: http://wired.reddit.com/wikidgame/

also, there's a bbc news article about the tool here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6947532.stm
Title: Re: WikiScanner
Post by: WindAndConfusion on Wednesday, August 15, 2007, 06:34:05 PM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/beo
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/beowulf

Neither of them would be you, perchance?

In the interests of fairness, here's me:

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Contributions&limit=500&target=WindAndConfusion
Title: Re: WikiScanner
Post by: WindAndConfusion on Wednesday, August 15, 2007, 06:37:10 PM
Ha!
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Contributions&limit=500&target=DrSbaitso
Someone has an unhealthy fixation with denim.
Title: Re: WikiScanner
Post by: ren on Thursday, August 16, 2007, 07:01:45 AM
http://www.bigwhitevacationhomes.com/wp-content/photos/hot_chocolate.jpg
Title: Re: WikiScanner
Post by: Quemaqua on Thursday, August 16, 2007, 07:08:59 AM
That deserves it's own thread.
Title: Re: WikiScanner
Post by: beo on Thursday, August 16, 2007, 09:51:18 AM
Quote from: WindAndConfusion on Wednesday, August 15, 2007, 06:34:05 PM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/beo
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/beowulf

Neither of them would be you, perchance?

not i, you creepy internet stalker.
Title: Re: WikiScanner
Post by: Cobra951 on Thursday, August 16, 2007, 11:00:07 AM
Quote from: ren on Thursday, August 16, 2007, 07:01:45 AM
http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/48482

Didn't someone ask if EA was the devil?  There's your answer.
Title: Re: WikiScanner
Post by: DrSbaitso on Thursday, August 16, 2007, 11:28:42 AM
Quote from: WindAndConfusion on Wednesday, August 15, 2007, 06:37:10 PM
Ha!
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Contributions&limit=500&target=DrSbaitso
Someone has an unhealthy fixation with denim.

 :-[

The cat's out of the bag now...